#Aniplex Previews Rascal Does Not Dream Movies’ English Dub

Aniplex USA has released an English dub trailer for the upcoming Rascal Does Not Dream double feature, comprising last year’s Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid movies. 

The sub version will arrive in theaters on March 24 while the dub will start screening on March 25.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid are sequels to the 2018 Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV series and the 2019 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl movie. They serve to wrap up the high school era of protagonist Sakuta Azusagawa’s stories. His “University Student Arc” will be depicted in an upcoming new anime.

Below are Aniplex USA’s respective synopses for the two new movies:

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

Sakuta Azusagawa is attending his third and last term as a second-year high school student. There are only a few days left to spend together at Minegahara High School with Mai Sakurajima, a third-year student and Sakuta’s girlfriend. Meanwhile, his younger sister Kaede, who has loved her house for many years, reveals a secret to Sakuta that she has never shared with anyone. “I want to go to big brother’s school.” This is a big decision for Kaede. Although Sakuta knows this is a difficult decision for her, he decides to gently support her. Little Kaede’s feelings are entrusted to Kaede. This is a story about these two as they take a step into the future.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

March begins, and there is only one month left in the third term. Sakuta Azusagawa is about to celebrate the graduation of his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima. As he waits for Mai at Shichirigahama beach, an elementary school-aged girl who looks like Mai did when she was a child actress appears in front of him. “Who are you, Mister?” she asks. Is this a dream or an illusion? As he thinks about this mysterious experience, his father calls him. “It’s about your mother. She says she wants to see Kaede,” he says. Kaede’s mother never came to terms with what happened to Kaede. Having been hospitalized for so long, their mother finally wants to see her daughter. To fulfill their mother’s wish, Sakuta makes the decision to meet face-to-face — something they haven’t done in a long time. He’s unable to hide his nervousness about all this. Never-before-seen scars begin to appear on Sakuta’s body. Could these be warning signs of a new type of puberty syndrome?

The Rascal Does Not Dream light novels written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Keji Mizoguchi began publication in 2014 as a Dengeki Bunko title and has 13 volumes as of July 2023. Some of its arcs have received manga adaptations by various manga artists.

• Director: Souichi Masui (returning)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Masahiro Yokotani (returning)
• Character designer: Satomi Tamura (returning)
• Animation production: CloverWorks

Cast

• Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta 
• Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
• Nao Touyama as Tomoe Koga
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
• Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
• Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
• Inori Minase as Shoko Makinohara